Despite being one of the first gaming handhelds<\/a> from a major PC maker, ASUS got a lot right with the original ROG Ally<\/a>. It offers better performance in a smaller chassis than Valve\u2019s Steam Deck, but without a huge increase in price. And because it\u2019s based on Windows instead of Linux, it delivers almost universal game compatibility. That said, issues like weak battery life and faulty SD card slots left plenty of room for improvement. So on the new Ally X, ASUS tweaked almost everything aside from its chip and display. But this time, what we\u2019re getting is the fully armed and operational battle station<\/a> that I wanted all along.<\/p>\n From afar, it may appear like all ASUS did was switch the color of the Ally X\u2019s chassis from white to black. But the second I picked it up, I noticed a lot of little changes including more pronounced grips, slightly taller face buttons and smaller paddles around back designed so that they\u2019re harder to hit by accident. There\u2019s also a brand new D-Pad which is a big improvement from the one on the vanilla Ally, though I\u2019d still prefer a traditional cross or one of Sony\u2019s pentagon-shaped arrangements.<\/p>\nDesign and display<\/h2>\n